1 King Abijah died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City. His son Asa succeeded him as king, and under Asa the land enjoyed peace for ten years.
2 Asa pleased the Lord, his God, by doing what was right and good.
3 He removed the foreign altars and the pagan places of worship, broke down the sacred stone columns, and cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah.
4 He commanded the people of Judah to do the will of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his teachings and commands.
5 Because he abolished the pagan places of worship and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, the kingdom was at peace under his rule.